Daily Republican., 1887-06-04
FRANKFoRD ExONEKATED.

Kiliod Carroll In Solf.uefense, and
That He Either Had to XIII or be
Killed.
Tne following Jurors were summoned
J yesterday TO hold an inQ uest In the case |
OF William Fl. Carroll, who died about |
2 80 O'Clock yesterday morning: q W.
Pyle, u. q. JAnvier, Joseph Davidson,
Alfrod Go. Inns, j. Tfavsrs Jones, vii.
liatn u. Kur,x, r. G. Richards, Arthur
Brown and William q. Long. They
met a. the coroner's office at 2.3O O'clock
and proceeded to Carroll's lsts rosi.
dence, when they were taken to aroom
on the seoond foor, where the body of
the dect ased lay In an Toe box. cold In
death. The room WAS darkened, and
the only light was furnished BY dick.
ering candle. Although the pall0r of
death WAS on Oarroll's countenance, he
looked remarkably natural, and ~
though he was asleep.
Alter viewing the remains tho jury
were sworn BY Coroner BArnbill, and
organised by selecting q. w. Pyle col
foreman and William Z Long ss SEQ.
retary, and then adjourned to the City
Hall, where the inquest wac held.
There WAS . large crowd in attend.
ance, and the greatest interest WAS mapi.
fested In the proceedings. As soon %
the jury Was seated the examination of
Witnesses WAS commenced.
William Whitoraft was sworn, and
testified that he 10 one OF tho proprletors
Of the Nad0nAl Hotel, No. 102 East
Front street, where the shooting
tooh place. Last Monday morn.
Ing he was out in the back
yard, and upon hearing Carroll and
Frankford engaged In an altercation in
the bar room, went in and found that
they were having some words about .
fuss which occurred last winter. Oar.
roll wanted Frsukford to como around
the bar and fight him, but Frankford
told him TO 80 away, that he did not
want anything to do with him. Oar
struck Erankford In tho face, and put
his hand In his hip pocket 90 though be
was going to draw pistol.
FrAnkford told him not to use pis.
tol, when Carroll put his hand back
and drew his gun. he jabbed the pirtol
In ErAnkford's face and Aired, bat the
ball missed him and Frankie then
raised his pistol, but Carroll grabbed
his arm and the ball went through the
cloch. Carroll tried to tre again, bu,
Fraukford fred flrst and the boil struck
him Ia the mouth aud he fell to the
floor. Tho witnets buried to Carroll
WHO ttied to turn his pigtoi on him and
csile6 TO some OF thoso present to re,
him another pistol.
The witness took the pistol from Oar
oil and handed 1t to Fran ford, end by
thst time the officers came in and tooE
him out to his own place. Es heard
hat Carroll had pulled a pistol OF
Er.nkford last winter.
In answer TO q question by o Juror
the Witness said that 1t won d not have
been possible for Frank ford to have e.
caped from Carroll, al he would hav.
shot him In the back before he coulc
reach the door.
Archie Galloway was sworn, and tes
titled that he was in the National Hote
about 8 O'Clock last Monday morning
Trankford was back Of the bar, snr
ICsrroll was in front; heard Frankford
lsay lyon can't lick me-" when the wit
Iness went up and asked all hands Il
have q drink, but he did not know
whether Carroll drank or not. Carol
then asked Ffankford to come out AZ
light him, and he replied that he wal
there to attend to business, and d,d,'
want anything to Go with him. Carol
said he had mis- gun In his pocket, aut
Ffankford replied that he could lioi
him with or without o gun. Carro;
then ran out OF the houee, but returned
in about minute aud struck Frank
ford twice in the face with his dst, alto
which he drew o revolver and jammeI
1t in Erankfcrd's face and cut his cheek
Frankford then fred, but the ball wen
through the clock and he fred again
when Carroll fell.
Dir. Whitcraft came In and took botl
: pistols. The wituess had heard Carrol
say that he would make Frankfor,
leave town. After Carroll went out o
the National the witness looked out an,
saw him coming out OF his own pisc
with Hanley behind him.
DR.. Willard Springer testified that b
was called between 8 and . O'Clock las
Mondsy morning, by telephone, to o,
tend a man who was shot Oh From
street, but as he could nc. go ct ono
advtsed them to call DR.. Ogle. Fl
afterwards went to Carroll's. and fouD,
= him citing at tho door sp!tting blood
but as soon as no saw the witness h
sGot up, and they went up stairs. Upo
making an examination the witnes
found thai the ball had pasted throuz
| the soft palate. He inserted a probe an
touched the bone of the vsrtebrA, whe
Carroll said, ''Tpat's it," meaning tn
ball.
From what the witness cav, he wa
tconvincsd that the homes were fras
!, tured. He agaln visited tho pntisu
later In the day, In company with Di
;, ,lOels, when another upsuccessful eifos
was made to locate the ball, and 1t wa
decided that 1t was inlpossi Die to 81
tract IT.. The witness, with DR.. OslS
conttnned to attend Carroll, and o
Tuesday he was 80 much better that h
ate some tonst and broth. He was NC
go we'll on Wednesday, bus on Thursda
evening, when the witness snw hil
ABOUT O'Clock, he seemed to be muc
better. The witness had ordered hir
to keep quiet, but on the occasion {
this last visit he learned that contrar
to his orders he had been down stairs.
Carroll Was hard patient to msnsg,
and was not the kind OF D fellow to kee
Iquiet' Yesterday morning he learAe
that he Vas dead and, with DR.. Wa
lace, made a post norton examination
UpoD opening the nook they found ths
the bullet had passed through the SET
bonu cerVioal vsrtebra and splintare
the bone badly. The bullet WAS foun
iattened, and 1t was wonderful thas h
naa survived the shooting AZ long as h
Idid, As he had lived for four days wit
Ia broken neck
The doctor handed the bullet to tb
lary Tor examination, and it was foun
70 have the appearance Of having bee
sIuc6 with q hammer, being CON
plo.ely mashed ont OF shane.
This evidence In relation to the pos
mortem was corroboYatei by DR.. Wa
lace, who assisted DIR. Spr,pper.